On this week's show, my friend and colleague John Tarnoff joins me to discuss his framework for older workers to use to land their next opportunity. John has helped hundreds of older workers over the years. He has great insight into what works for those transitioning to work and entrepreneurship.

More about John:

John has been the founder of the Mid-Career Lab for nearly 12 years. He helps executive and senior-level careerists land better jobs and enjoy impactful and sustainable careers. John found he could have a greater impact in helping people after being a film executive with Dreamworks.

John also has several courses he's done for the LinkedIn library and continues to be a Thrive Global Certified Executive Coach & Workshop Facilitator since 2018.

Show highlights:

• John distinguishes mid-career work from earlier, earlier career, or entry-level work by pointing out that professionals bring significant background, experience, and insight.

  Strategic ability to their work and changes the game for everyone.

• The resume is a subsidiary and secondary to your LinkedIn profile.
• Being well-connected is a gold mine and necessary.
• Professional branding through thought leadership is essential
• "I think people are hesitant to jump in because they are afraid of making a mistake."

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

Jack Kelly and I discuss company loyalty, AI, concerns for this year's college graduates, and job scams in this week's episode. Here are a few of the highlights:

• Jack says, "It's so hard to find a new job, and people are worried, and they're staying put because they're scared."
• Workers are being laid off without empathy or accountability by decision-makers. Bank CEOs can lose millions, lay off workers, and still get bonuses.
• College isn't the first option for everyone anymore.
• While AI could be a tool for job seekers to leverage, it could also work against them.
• Deepfakes could fool even the tech-savvy and have already fooled companies.
• Scams are here to stay and are more sophisticated than ever.

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

 I explain the significance of the following events in the past two weeks should inform us of what is to come in #jobscams, job fishing, and recruiter scams. The FTC categorizes them as imposter scams (FTC, 2/9/24).

"ResumeLooters" refers to scammers accessing and stealing private information from job portals in Asia. In the U.S., we need to start taking precautions to protect our information on any portals we signed up for to fill out applications and resumes posted.

One action (if you haven't already) is to use a third-party phone number like a Google number. Many people use Zelle or Cash App already, and if it's the same number on an attacked job portal, the possibilities may be endless (or my imagination is running too wild).

Consider how recruiters can bait unsuspecting job seekers via text citing a platform where a real profile resides. They will sell the number to other scammers, creating an endless cycles of fake jobs from various sources.

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com